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George Bonaci

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489 total appearances

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The Twenty Minute VC (20VC): Venture Capital | Startup Funding | The Pitch
20Growth: Inside Ramp's Growth Engine: How Ramp Became the Fastest Growing SaaS Company Ever | What Worked & What Did Not Work | How to Hire for Growth | How to Find Alpha in Channels Where No One Else Can with George Bonaci

I think the first two weeks were completely scheduled out to the minute for me. And as a result, it was also very clear to understand if someone was learning and picking things up. And it was very easy to compare folks if they were given the same structured onboarding. So I firmly believe like the first 30 days is like you learn the business and you learn the job.

The Twenty Minute VC (20VC): Venture Capital | Startup Funding | The Pitch
20Growth: Inside Ramp's Growth Engine: How Ramp Became the Fastest Growing SaaS Company Ever | What Worked & What Did Not Work | How to Hire for Growth | How to Find Alpha in Channels Where No One Else Can with George Bonaci

I think the first two weeks were completely scheduled out to the minute for me. And as a result, it was also very clear to understand if someone was learning and picking things up. And it was very easy to compare folks if they were given the same structured onboarding. So I firmly believe like the first 30 days is like you learn the business and you learn the job.

The Twenty Minute VC (20VC): Venture Capital | Startup Funding | The Pitch
20Growth: Inside Ramp's Growth Engine: How Ramp Became the Fastest Growing SaaS Company Ever | What Worked & What Did Not Work | How to Hire for Growth | How to Find Alpha in Channels Where No One Else Can with George Bonaci

I think the first two weeks were completely scheduled out to the minute for me. And as a result, it was also very clear to understand if someone was learning and picking things up. And it was very easy to compare folks if they were given the same structured onboarding. So I firmly believe like the first 30 days is like you learn the business and you learn the job.

The Twenty Minute VC (20VC): Venture Capital | Startup Funding | The Pitch
20Growth: Inside Ramp's Growth Engine: How Ramp Became the Fastest Growing SaaS Company Ever | What Worked & What Did Not Work | How to Hire for Growth | How to Find Alpha in Channels Where No One Else Can with George Bonaci

Now, beyond those 30 days, like you should be able to start showing like some sort of step change impact, start having some ideas, start making things your own. And then by 90 days, you should be starting to actually show the fruits of those new ideas and the fruits of like that new experience that you're bringing, a new perspective that you're bringing.

The Twenty Minute VC (20VC): Venture Capital | Startup Funding | The Pitch
20Growth: Inside Ramp's Growth Engine: How Ramp Became the Fastest Growing SaaS Company Ever | What Worked & What Did Not Work | How to Hire for Growth | How to Find Alpha in Channels Where No One Else Can with George Bonaci

Now, beyond those 30 days, like you should be able to start showing like some sort of step change impact, start having some ideas, start making things your own. And then by 90 days, you should be starting to actually show the fruits of those new ideas and the fruits of like that new experience that you're bringing, a new perspective that you're bringing.

The Twenty Minute VC (20VC): Venture Capital | Startup Funding | The Pitch
20Growth: Inside Ramp's Growth Engine: How Ramp Became the Fastest Growing SaaS Company Ever | What Worked & What Did Not Work | How to Hire for Growth | How to Find Alpha in Channels Where No One Else Can with George Bonaci

Now, beyond those 30 days, like you should be able to start showing like some sort of step change impact, start having some ideas, start making things your own. And then by 90 days, you should be starting to actually show the fruits of those new ideas and the fruits of like that new experience that you're bringing, a new perspective that you're bringing.

The Twenty Minute VC (20VC): Venture Capital | Startup Funding | The Pitch
20Growth: Inside Ramp's Growth Engine: How Ramp Became the Fastest Growing SaaS Company Ever | What Worked & What Did Not Work | How to Hire for Growth | How to Find Alpha in Channels Where No One Else Can with George Bonaci

Should you always go for early wins just to get points on the board? If you see the opportunity, yes. And there should be the opportunity. You were ideally hired because you have some skill set or some unique perspective or there's some gap in the business that you're filling. So there should be some early points on the board you can put up.

The Twenty Minute VC (20VC): Venture Capital | Startup Funding | The Pitch
20Growth: Inside Ramp's Growth Engine: How Ramp Became the Fastest Growing SaaS Company Ever | What Worked & What Did Not Work | How to Hire for Growth | How to Find Alpha in Channels Where No One Else Can with George Bonaci

Should you always go for early wins just to get points on the board? If you see the opportunity, yes. And there should be the opportunity. You were ideally hired because you have some skill set or some unique perspective or there's some gap in the business that you're filling. So there should be some early points on the board you can put up.

The Twenty Minute VC (20VC): Venture Capital | Startup Funding | The Pitch
20Growth: Inside Ramp's Growth Engine: How Ramp Became the Fastest Growing SaaS Company Ever | What Worked & What Did Not Work | How to Hire for Growth | How to Find Alpha in Channels Where No One Else Can with George Bonaci

Should you always go for early wins just to get points on the board? If you see the opportunity, yes. And there should be the opportunity. You were ideally hired because you have some skill set or some unique perspective or there's some gap in the business that you're filling. So there should be some early points on the board you can put up.

The Twenty Minute VC (20VC): Venture Capital | Startup Funding | The Pitch
20Growth: Inside Ramp's Growth Engine: How Ramp Became the Fastest Growing SaaS Company Ever | What Worked & What Did Not Work | How to Hire for Growth | How to Find Alpha in Channels Where No One Else Can with George Bonaci

Having said that, if someone is not able to put up points on the board, you should understand why and if they were set up for success. And if they were not, you should move that as quickly as possible. But there are some roles and there are some problems that do just take time to solve. And that's where the, okay, how can we scope this down and run an experiment to validate?

The Twenty Minute VC (20VC): Venture Capital | Startup Funding | The Pitch
20Growth: Inside Ramp's Growth Engine: How Ramp Became the Fastest Growing SaaS Company Ever | What Worked & What Did Not Work | How to Hire for Growth | How to Find Alpha in Channels Where No One Else Can with George Bonaci

Having said that, if someone is not able to put up points on the board, you should understand why and if they were set up for success. And if they were not, you should move that as quickly as possible. But there are some roles and there are some problems that do just take time to solve. And that's where the, okay, how can we scope this down and run an experiment to validate?

The Twenty Minute VC (20VC): Venture Capital | Startup Funding | The Pitch
20Growth: Inside Ramp's Growth Engine: How Ramp Became the Fastest Growing SaaS Company Ever | What Worked & What Did Not Work | How to Hire for Growth | How to Find Alpha in Channels Where No One Else Can with George Bonaci

Having said that, if someone is not able to put up points on the board, you should understand why and if they were set up for success. And if they were not, you should move that as quickly as possible. But there are some roles and there are some problems that do just take time to solve. And that's where the, okay, how can we scope this down and run an experiment to validate?

The Twenty Minute VC (20VC): Venture Capital | Startup Funding | The Pitch
20Growth: Inside Ramp's Growth Engine: How Ramp Became the Fastest Growing SaaS Company Ever | What Worked & What Did Not Work | How to Hire for Growth | How to Find Alpha in Channels Where No One Else Can with George Bonaci

Are we at least on the right track is important. But there are some aspects or sometimes where it is difficult to put early points on the board. George, how fast do you know if someone you hired...

The Twenty Minute VC (20VC): Venture Capital | Startup Funding | The Pitch
20Growth: Inside Ramp's Growth Engine: How Ramp Became the Fastest Growing SaaS Company Ever | What Worked & What Did Not Work | How to Hire for Growth | How to Find Alpha in Channels Where No One Else Can with George Bonaci

Are we at least on the right track is important. But there are some aspects or sometimes where it is difficult to put early points on the board. George, how fast do you know if someone you hired...

The Twenty Minute VC (20VC): Venture Capital | Startup Funding | The Pitch
20Growth: Inside Ramp's Growth Engine: How Ramp Became the Fastest Growing SaaS Company Ever | What Worked & What Did Not Work | How to Hire for Growth | How to Find Alpha in Channels Where No One Else Can with George Bonaci

Are we at least on the right track is important. But there are some aspects or sometimes where it is difficult to put early points on the board. George, how fast do you know if someone you hired...

The Twenty Minute VC (20VC): Venture Capital | Startup Funding | The Pitch
20Growth: Inside Ramp's Growth Engine: How Ramp Became the Fastest Growing SaaS Company Ever | What Worked & What Did Not Work | How to Hire for Growth | How to Find Alpha in Channels Where No One Else Can with George Bonaci

isn't good enough oh yeah i think you generally have inklings in the first couple weeks but you should give some people the benefit of the doubt like you should run some sort of str and i guess this is why structured onboarding is so important um and this is why making sure people ship things in their first week is so important you actually can assess them based on facts versus just vibes or feelings but you generally have some sort of vibe or feeling in the first week or two

The Twenty Minute VC (20VC): Venture Capital | Startup Funding | The Pitch
20Growth: Inside Ramp's Growth Engine: How Ramp Became the Fastest Growing SaaS Company Ever | What Worked & What Did Not Work | How to Hire for Growth | How to Find Alpha in Channels Where No One Else Can with George Bonaci

isn't good enough oh yeah i think you generally have inklings in the first couple weeks but you should give some people the benefit of the doubt like you should run some sort of str and i guess this is why structured onboarding is so important um and this is why making sure people ship things in their first week is so important you actually can assess them based on facts versus just vibes or feelings but you generally have some sort of vibe or feeling in the first week or two

The Twenty Minute VC (20VC): Venture Capital | Startup Funding | The Pitch
20Growth: Inside Ramp's Growth Engine: How Ramp Became the Fastest Growing SaaS Company Ever | What Worked & What Did Not Work | How to Hire for Growth | How to Find Alpha in Channels Where No One Else Can with George Bonaci

isn't good enough oh yeah i think you generally have inklings in the first couple weeks but you should give some people the benefit of the doubt like you should run some sort of str and i guess this is why structured onboarding is so important um and this is why making sure people ship things in their first week is so important you actually can assess them based on facts versus just vibes or feelings but you generally have some sort of vibe or feeling in the first week or two

The Twenty Minute VC (20VC): Venture Capital | Startup Funding | The Pitch
20Growth: Inside Ramp's Growth Engine: How Ramp Became the Fastest Growing SaaS Company Ever | What Worked & What Did Not Work | How to Hire for Growth | How to Find Alpha in Channels Where No One Else Can with George Bonaci

Do you know what I find really hard?

The Twenty Minute VC (20VC): Venture Capital | Startup Funding | The Pitch
20Growth: Inside Ramp's Growth Engine: How Ramp Became the Fastest Growing SaaS Company Ever | What Worked & What Did Not Work | How to Hire for Growth | How to Find Alpha in Channels Where No One Else Can with George Bonaci

Do you know what I find really hard?